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Saskatchewan Survivor's GuideSaskatchewan Survivor's Guide: Ep 138In this episode…* Regina’s Fluoridation Debate: Councillor Bezo’s anti-fluoride push pushed back when his expert was discredited right in front of him.* Costco-GTH Controversy: Costco’s plan to build inside Regina city limits (and conveniently, on property owned by mega-Sask Party supporter Paul Hill) was threatened by a cheaper GTH deal, prompting Regina to pay $6.7M to keep them inside.* Regina’s Leadership Crisis: The city lacks key leaders (city manager, police chief, REAL CEO).* Scott Moe’s Flip-Flop: Premier Moe shifted from separatist rhetoric to pro-Canada stance amid NDP pressure...2025-05-1255 min
Saskatchewan Survivor's GuideSaskatchewan Survivor's Guide: Ep 137Paul and Tammy go over the federal election results and what they might mean for Saskatchewan, the Sask Party and Saskatchewan NDP. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tammyrobert.substack.com/subscribe2025-04-3053 min
Saskatchewan Survivor's GuideSaskatchewan Survivor's Guide: Ep. 136This was supposed to be an episode dedicated entirely to the REAL debacle, but we ended up working in a bit more federal election chat with the release of Rubicon Strategies, doing a bit deep dive on Saskatoon and Regina.Then we get into REAL which to me is so representative of the expensive, publicly-funded chaos and dysfunction in Saskatchewan government circles right now. It’s just got everything, from whipped and unskilled board members to the Sask Party’s grubby fingers all over it.An abject failure in leadership across the board, though to be f...2025-04-161h 03
Saskatchewan Survivor's GuideSaskatchewan Survivor's Guide: Ep. 135We recorded this episode on Friday evening, but my weekend got away from me.In it we talk federal election politics in Saskatchewan, as well as this gong show involving Dollarama Donna Harpauer here, Sask Party MLA for Humboldt, Racquel Hilbert.This is just an excerpt of her performance in the Leg that day, which I said I’d include in the show notes:Enjoy, T This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tammyrobert.substack.com/su...2025-04-141h 22
Saskatchewan Survivor's GuideSaskatchewan Survivor's Guide: Ep 134Here’s your show notes:Okay it’s not that bad, but we are kind of all over the place, from the City of Regina’s budget shitshow to the Scott Moe shitshow.Perhaps more entertainingly(?), in this episode we address my relationship with the male species of Saskatchewan.“She hates men!”Heard it time and again.Nothing could be further from the truth. I adore men. Real men.The kind who’ve wrestled with real problems in the real world - which is not Saskatchewan...2025-03-2954 min
Saskatchewan Survivor's GuideEpisode 3: Pipe2PivotProduced by Paul Dechene.In this episode we dive back into the controversial Diefenbaker Irrigation Expansion Project, a multi-billion-dollar initiative and a high-stakes gamble for Saskatchewan taxypayers, with shaky economics, outdated planning, and significant environmental risks.Ty and I are joined by Al Burchard, a seasoned advocate with the National Farmers Union (NFU) and Wetlands for Tomorrow, to further unpack the economic, environmental, and social implications of this decades-old plan. Enjoy. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus...2025-03-2351 min
Saskatchewan Survivor's GuideSaskatchewan Survivor's Guide: Ep. 133Pretty sure we talked about Trump, Saskatchewan and tariffs. My take, for better or worse, on Telemiracle. Good news: after a brief hiatus thanks to February break and the subsequent emergence of Flumaggedon 2025 (who has not been sick, raise your hand you should be studied), Ty and I just recorded the third chapter of Pipe to Pivot, so that should be coming to you soon too. In the meantime you can catch up on Chapter 2 of P2P on Spotify:or iTunes:or right on this platform:...2025-03-0957 min
Saskatchewan Survivor's GuideSaskatchewan Survivor's Guide: Ep 132We didn’t forget about you.February break and kids got in the way of recording last week. The stats on that episode exploded, however, so maybe we should slow down output? I don’t know.Anyway, this one is more of a catchup between Dechene and I than anything hard-hitting. Needless to say neither of us are particularly enjoying the state of the world, near and far, at the moment.But we still laugh. What else are you going to do?Talk soon, T 2025-02-2742 min
Saskatchewan Survivor's GuidePipe To Pivot: Dismantling the Lake Diefenbaker Irrigation Debacle, Chapter 2In this episode we go back to the beginning - the very beginning.From Prime Minister John Diefenbaker’s vision for the project to Tommy Douglas’s enthusiastic cheerleading to Ralph Goodale refusing to let it go, this is one mega project that has been quite the multi-partisan affair over the last 70 years or so.Because everything old is new again, in this episode we reference a few old newspaper articles which are highly relevant today. I’ve included them here. Enjoy, TFrom a July 1967 edition of the Toronto Star coveri...2025-02-1357 min
Saskatchewan Survivor's GuideSaskatchewan Survivor's Guide: Ep 131We recorded this one just on Monday so it’s pretty fresh.After a quick recap of Sunday’s brilliant (in my opinion, not so much Dechene’s) Superbowl halftime performance, we get into the GOP lobbyist who Saskatchewan residents have been paying $33,000 USD per month for an eye-watering 16 years.In the episode I reference a few documents that I’ll link to here.Click here for a copy of Nelson Mullins (via David Wilkins) current contract with the Government of Saskatchewan, or here for a copy of same with our Crown Investments Corporat...2025-02-1253 min
Saskatchewan Survivor's GuideSaskatchewan Survivor's Guide: Ep 130In which Dechene torments me with clips of Scott Moe in a news event earlier today, and I tell stories about what I learned when I spent a year living in the middle of a drug-running corridor from South America to Mexico.Spoiler alert: I didn’t learn that the Sinaloa cartel is hot for the Saskatchewan to North Dakota opioid trade. There are no leaders in Saskatchewan right now. We need them, desperately. For example, it floors me that nobody is coming out, bare-knuckled and ready to get bloody for Sa...2025-02-041h 05
Saskatchewan Survivor's GuidePipe To Pivot: Dismantling the Lake Diefenbaker Irrigation Debacle, Chapter 1A Saskatchewan Survivor’s Guide podcast.Whew!That’s a whole bunch of words to tell you we’re doing a spinoff devoted to Ty Thiessen’s extraordinary knowledge of the Sask Party government’s Westside Irrigation Rehabilitation Project (WIRP). Specifically, why this project is a smoking dumpster fire of red flags.Slated to cost the Saskatchewan taxpayer, conservatively, $1.15bil, the WIRP is only the first phase of an ambitious, if not illogical plan to connect Lake Diefenbaker to an irrigation corridor that extends as far north as Battleford (like what?)I’ll...2025-02-021h 07
Saskatchewan Survivor's GuideSaskatchewan Survivor's Guide: Ep 129We recorded this episode on Jan 20th so I think we talked about the world ending. You know, this whole Trump thing - it’s not great.I’m in a rush this morning but wanted to get this posted. Enjoy!! T This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tammyrobert.substack.com/subscribe2025-01-2942 min
Saskatchewan Survivor's GuideSaskatchewan Survival Guide: Ep 128We talked the Westside Diefenbaker Irrigation project with special guest and agriculture economist wunderkind Ty Thiessen. Throughout the episode we reference a KPMG report, which can be found here.This monolithic boondoggle is worthy of its own show, as is the extraordinary detail to which Ty has researched this project to date. So, we’re going to do one. Watch for a spinoff of this podcast coming in the next few weeks featuring Ty, hosted by myself. It doesn’t have a name yet; we’re letting Ty lead on all fronts...2025-01-2144 min
Saskatchewan Survivor's GuideSaskatchewan Survivor's Guide: Ep. 127Dechene and I get into my experience living both ends of the conservative rage hoe, then I rage some more about the fact the Sask NDP caucus has been muzzled from speaking out on the massive issues impacting our world right now.What was the point of growing the Saskatchewan NDP Opposition caucus they’re just going to be marginalized and suppressed by their own party? Oh, I also tell a story about that time I had to do perhaps one of the worst things you could possibly ever have to do with Justin Trudeau in...2025-01-1457 min
Saskatchewan Survivor's GuideSaskatchewan Survivors' Guide: Ep. 126We decided to record this last minute Monday night, at which point Scott Moe had not yet commented. He has now, apparently. I haven’t looked. My expectations are non-existent.Talk soon, T This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tammyrobert.substack.com/subscribe2025-01-0852 min
Saskatchewan Survivor's GuideSaskatchewan Survivors' Guide: Ep. 125We looked at both Scott Moe and Carla Beck’s year-end interviews with Saskatchewan reporters and surprise! We roast both of them.In respect to Carla Beck, we discussed the bombshell she dropped that she and Scott Moe made some kind of pre-election pact?While Beck made it sound par for the course, I can assure you that it is not. That kind of pre-election meeting, supposedly to define boundaries for civil discourse between Saskatchewan’s political parties, is not some kind of tradition. What Beck claims to have agreed to with Scott Moe is ridi...2025-01-0145 min
Saskatchewan Survivor's GuideSaskatchewan Survivors' Guide: Ep 124We talk to former senior aide to United States congressman Seth Moulton, Saskatoon's Matt Chilliak, on his front row experience of the US election campaign & its aftermath on the US Dems.Chilliak played an unexpected role in a political reckoning that began almost the day after Trump won, again. You might have read about it in the NY Times, or what he wrote aboutit in a piece for The Hill.Chilliak is someone who I (Tammy R) should likely not have the privilege of calling a friend. He’s someone who has disagreed vehemently with me...2025-01-0152 min
Saskatchewan Survivor's GuideSaskatchewan Survivor's Guide: Ep 123 (again)Technically the last episode was 122, but I labeled it 123. This is 123 - or the 23rd episode of this super fun little project we’ve been working on for the past 4 months.Recorded it on Sunday and I can’t remember what happened five minutes ago, especially this week, but I know we talked about Saskatchewan politics 😉.We chatted about the Sask Party and India for sure - I don’t know exactly what’s going on, but it’s something and it probably isn’t great.I hope you had and are continuing...2024-12-2751 min
Saskatchewan Survivor's GuideSaskatchewan Survivor's Guide: Ep 122The Riders, AC/DC and Paul’s best idea ever (so far)…Divine Devine: The MusicalPresented predominantly in drag, obviously.I know, right?? Such a good idea. We’re probably not getting Creative Saskatchewan funding for it.Survivalists, this isn’t the last podcast of the year but after 23 episodes, or almost a full day listening to us babble, I hope that if nothing else this podcast makes you feel a bit less like you must be the only person who thinks or feels the way you do. Alo...2024-12-171h 07
Saskatchewan Survivor's GuideSaskatchewan Survivor's Guide: Ep 121We recorded this on Sunday, but I held it because I was wanted to get this companion piece published first:In it I included a graphic that I was originally only going to share with paid subscribers, but then remembered it’s Christmas and decided to share it with everyone:Anyway, I’m convinced that this issue is the number one issue corrupting the Sask Party right now. Taking away the political donation incentive would have an extensive impact on government operations. Everything would change, because it’s your money but all the Ps: pr...2024-12-1153 min
Saskatchewan Survivor's GuideSaskatchewan Survivor's Guide: Ep 120Dechene’s back from a tour of Alberta’s heartland. In a SUV! Did he come back flying F*ck Trudeau flags? We find out.We also talk about the Conservative Party of Canada’s latest fun attack on municipal politicians. At this point, between PP referring to municipal politicians as “incompetent, greedy, money-hungry” and the interference we saw the CPC try to pull during Regina’s municipal election, which we also talked about some more, I think this is foreshadowing a darker future agenda. We talked about the first week i...2024-12-031h 03
Saskatchewan Survivor's GuideSaskatchewan Survivor's Guide Ep. 119I think I talked far more than Dechene in this one, which addresses what I covered in my last written post: I don’t understand what happened to Bronwyn Eyre. Maybe it’s me, just not grasping what that kind of power does to a person. I remember her being kooky and different, but not… whatever this is. Anyway, as she transitions back to the life of the unwashed, I wish her all the best.Just kidding. Everybody else, have a great week! TRemember, we’re using ‘F**k Scott Mo...2024-11-2643 min
Saskatchewan Survivor's GuideSaskatchewan Survivor's Guide: Ep. 118In this episode we talked about municipal election results, the NDP’s new “Shadow Cabinet” and more on why Scott Moe could be out of the premier’s chair in a matter of weeks and months, not years. Enjoy, TRemember, we’re using ‘F**k Scott Moe’ as our theme song because, well, is there a more perfect theme song?The artist wants to remain anonymous, but if you’re loving this song as much as we are you can find and support it here. $1 from every donation goes to the artist to cover costs...2024-11-181h 01
Saskatchewan Survivor's GuideSaskatchewan Survivor's Guide: Ep 117There’s a lot going on at the moment in various global political spheres, but Regina, Saskatchewan is certainly giving all it’s got on crazy. Nobody knows more about all that than Dechene, seriously. We talked about that, as well the inanity of Scott Moe claiming he “misspoke” when he said the first thing he’d do on his first day of his next term was create a directive on children’s genitalia. Who does that, nevermind says that?Then instead of explaining that he misspoke because he didn’t have all the informatio...2024-11-1245 min
Saskatchewan Survivor's GuideSaskatchewan Survivor's Guide: Ep. 116Like I said, it’s feast or famine around here, right?We recorded again yesterday and I see Dechene cut the s**t out of it; thank goodness for that. Did I babble incoherently? Oh yes, I sure did. I feel sorry for Dechene (not really) having to go back and make sense of me. Anyway what’s left is hopefully a relatively decent discussion on the election events of the last week, including our neighbours to the south. We’re as confused as everybody else who doesn’t understand why half of our frie...2024-11-0745 min
Saskatchewan Survivor's GuideSaskatchewan Survivor's Guide Ep 115I don’t have much to say about anything this morning, besides that we recorded this yesterday morning. You know, in the Before Times. I’m just kidding - I’m not quite on board with the fullblown End of America As We Know It themes this morning. However, this is not the world many of us were hoping to wake up to, undoubtedly. The reality is the future hasn’t happened yet. We’re here, right now, and everything’s fine. All we can do is live our best lives and hope for the best...2024-11-0631 min
Saskatchewan Survivor's GuideThe Saskatchewan Survivor's Guide Ep 114While “rapid response” is a communications skill I think I’m slowly beginning to master, “rapid analysis” is most certainly not. It’s going to take a while to process what happened last night. It should - it’s a lot of new information about the province we live in. Therefore in the spirit of initial reaction, please accept this offering of hot takes Dechene and I recorded this morning, waking up to another four years of Sask Party government and at least another year or two of Scooter’s voice. Goddamit you guys. Like WHY?2024-10-2957 min
Saskatchewan Survivor's GuideSaskatchewan Survivor's Guide Ep 113Another podcast!! Honestly, I can’t get over the response to this product. You folks are amazing. Your feedback has been incredible, thank you from the bottom of our hearts.Dechene and I had a few minutes this morning so decided to have one last pre-vote chat. It’ll give you something to listen to while waiting for the results for this gong show to come in.In the meantime, Happy Scott Moe’s Worst Day Ever to all who celebrate.Talk soon, T This is a public episod...2024-10-2831 min
Saskatchewan Survivor's GuideThe Saskatchewan Survivor's Guide, Ep. 112I know, two podcast releases in one day? Madness, but here we are.Full disclosure: Cathy Sproule is one of my closest people. I’m not using “friends” or “family” because to me, she’s both. She supported me through some mind-numbingly difficult times - made me feel like a human being, when I just didn’t. To give you an idea of her character, Cathy has traveled internationally with my kid… I don’t even like doing that. My favorite Cathy story is that she joined us for my 40th birthday party in Vegas but didn’t come to...2024-10-2750 min
Saskatchewan Survivor's GuideThe Saskatchewan Survivor's Guide Ep. 111Remember when we started doing this and I was all “we’re going to have a schedule”?Turns out neither Dechene and I are “schedule” people, per say. 😂We recorded this one on Thursday October 24, 2024. I think - these last days of the election are kind of running together.Personally, I’ll be glad when this writ period is over. It’s been distasteful, divisive and emotionally draining for anyone looking for better for Saskatchewan. Happy Sunday! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscr...2024-10-271h 01
Saskatchewan Survivor's GuideThe Saskatchewan Survivor's Guide, Ep. 110We recorded this one Monday October 21, 2024, which feels like forever ago. Suffice to say we talked about the rock bottom being scraped by the Sask Party’s 2024 campaign team.I’ll leave it at that and let you listen - enjoy! T This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tammyrobert.substack.com/subscribe2024-10-2441 min
Saskatchewan Survivor's GuideThe Saskatchewan Survivor's Guide, Ep. 108This pod is shorter than usual and thank goodness for that, because I was all over the map. Dechene is awesome as usual.We recorded immediately after last night’s debate. I struggled to come up with anything useful, so don’t judge me. Again this morning, I still don’t feel like I have anything profound to add.I know for sure the format was garbage. I think it was trying to be an American-style debate - opening the floor for three minutes and assuming Beck and Moe would duke it out. That d...2024-10-1742 min
Saskatchewan Survivor's GuideThe Saskatchewan Survivor's Guide, Ep. 107Huge thank you to Randy Weekes for joining Paul and I for this special episode.Weekes is the consummate professional politician. He most definitely knows how to answer questions like one. :)For me, the takeaway from meeting and chatting with Randy Weekes is twofold:a) The situation in the Sask Party government’s offices in the Legislature (likely across the province) is dangerously toxic and more people will get hurt - perhaps seriously - if or when Scott Moe is returned to power over those offices. b) I think too much in...2024-10-131h 05
Saskatchewan Survivor's GuideThe Saskatchewan Survivor's Guide, Ep. 106Last weekend I asked Twitter what Dechene and I should talk about next; the response was overwhelming. Since there were so many issues, we recorded them on Monday (October 7, 2024) as their own episode.From asbestos in public infrastructure to the historical influence of the Saskatchewan Roughriders on provincial politics, we covered a lot of ground.Near the end you’ll be treated to my live, unvarnished howls of disbelief after coming across, in real time, the Sask Party’s campaign announcement about funding IVF and providing life-saving access to cancer testing… if re-elected.I am w...2024-10-0955 min
Saskatchewan Survivor's GuideThe Saskatchewan Survivor's Guide, Ep. 105Happy Monday!In today’s episode, which was recorded yesterday morning (Sunday October 6, 2024), I wandered around while we chatted, not realizing my laptop mic was the one being recorded (as opposed to the one I was holding) so unfortunately my audio is kind of all over the map. But you’ll get the gist.I get candid about my sincere confusion regarding what the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation has been doing for… years? Holding a closed education forum with the former MLA for The Battlefords (who should NOT be appearing anywhere as Minister of Educatio...2024-10-071h 07
Saskatchewan Survivor's GuideSaskatchewan Survivor's Guide: Emergency Election EditionCritical thinking skills.Long-term memory.Courage.Those are the tools you’re going to need to survive the landslide of b******t heading our way. Dechene and I poured a coffee and talked about them. We also touched on Moe’s video, released yesterday, Canada’s Day of Truth and Reconciliation, with a non-announcement of a provincial election. Remember these podcasts are free for everyone, so please feel free to share them. Talk soon, T This is a public episode. If you'd like to discus...2024-10-0143 min
Saskatchewan Survivor's GuideThe Saskatchewan Survivor's Guide, Ep. 103I need to start writing down what Dechene and I talk about right after we record. While my long-term memory is sharp, I tend to not be able to remember what I had for breakfast. We did definitely talk about the fact that Carla Beck is the first Saskatchewan NDP leader in almost twenty years who’s facing high expectations. Will anything less than forming government suffice for her supporters? If not, is there anyone waiting in the wings to take her spot?I think there is. We also discussed Sask Pa...2024-10-0156 min
Saskatchewan Survivor's GuideThe Saskatchewan Survivor's Guide, Ep. 102The word of the day is “interference”.Federal-political interference, via third-party groups, in municipal campaigns.Religious interference in the election of school board trustees.Sask Party jackoffs interfering in the delivery of services they know absolutely nothing about, like medicine and education. We talked about that and had a laugh over the Rosthern hospital sign unveiling disaster. The tragedy and weirdness that was Jim Prentice, Rachel Notley and the 2015 Alberta election - what lesson(s)-learned from Rachel Notley’s landslide NDP win in 2015 keep Moe and Sask Party brass...2024-09-2354 min
Saskatchewan Survivor's GuideThe Saskatchewan Survivor's Guide, Ep. 101As Paul and Tammy get used to the new podcast and each other, they share a bit about their backgrounds and perspectives. Of course, SaskVotes 2024 came up a few times too. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tammyrobert.substack.com/subscribe2024-09-1651 min
Queen City Improvement BureauAug 20 2020 – Wallowing In Filth Since MarchInterview with the mighty Tammy Robert about Saskatchewan’s pandemic back-to-school plan. Music by Guidewire (aka Ryan Hill). Originally broadcast on 91.3FM CJTR.2020-08-2100 minQueen City Improvement BureauAug 20 2020 – Wallowing In Filth Since MarchInterview with the mighty Tammy Robert about Saskatchewan’s pandemic back-to-school plan. Music by Guidewire (aka Ryan Hill). Originally broadcast on 91.3FM CJTR.2020-08-2100 min